"I don't know anything about that," said Hawley quickly. "But he may make enough on the game to pay all his expenses."
"Has he staked money on the game?" said Will.
"You'll have to ask him," retorted Hawley somewhat sharply. "We can count on you two fellows then, can we?"
"That's what you can!" replied Will heartily.
"I'll think about it and let you know in the morning," said Foster. And Hawley at once departed from the room.
"What do you suppose it means that Peter John is going?" was Foster's first question after their visitor had departed.
"I don't know, but I don't like the look of it," responded Will.
"Neither do I. Can we do anything to stop it?"
"No, I'm afraid not. Peter John is getting beyond us."
Foster shook his head thoughtfully but made no response, and the work was resumed. For an hour each boy labored at his desk, and then Foster was the first to break in upon the silence.